Mother of Royal Navy sailor missing for 40 years calls for suspected killer to confess
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Key context: <p>Margaret Parkes and her husband, in their 80s, want Allan Grimson to reveal location of their son Simon’s remains</p><p>The mother of a teenage Royal Navy sailor who vanished 40 years ago has called for a “serial killer” suspected of murdering him to finally reveal where her son’s body is hidden.</p><p>Speaking as Simon Parkes’ suspected murderer, the former navy petty officer Allan Grimson, was sentenced for sexual offences against four boys and men, Margaret Parkes, 80, said time was running out for her and her 84-year-old husband, David, to find out what happened to their son.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/08/simon-parkes-navy-sailor-mother-allan-grimson-suspected-killer">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Margaret Parkes and her husband, in their 80s, want Allan Grimson to reveal location of their son Simon’s remainsThe mother of a teenage Royal Navy sailor who vanished 40 years ago has called for a “serial killer” suspected of murdering him to finally reveal where her son’s body is hidden.Speaking as Simon Parkes’ suspected murderer, the former navy petty officer Allan Grimson, was sentenced for sexual offences against four boys and men, Margaret Parkes, 80, said time was running out for her and her 84-year-old husband, David, to find out what happened to their son. Continue reading...
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